County Offices of Education Fiscal Oversight

Funding Description

Funds are apportioned to county offices of education for fiscal oversight of school districts to be used for activities, including, but not limited to, conducting reviews, examinations, and audits of districts, and providing written notifications of the results, at least annually, on the fiscal solvency of the districts with disapproved budgets, qualified or negative certifications, or districts facing fiscal uncertainty.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants	Local educational agencies
Required Eligibility Criteria	All county offices of education (COE) except for single district COE's are eligible for funding.
Other Eligibility Considerations	Not applicable
Eligible Grade Level(s)	Not applicable
Eligible Age Level(s)	Not applicable

Funding

Legal Authority	Budget Item 6110-107-0001 (Chap. 269, Statutes of 2008); California Education Codes 42127.6, 42127.8
Source / Type	State / Apportionment
State Fiscal Year	2008-09
SACS Resource / Revenue Codes	0000 / 8590
Total Available	$5,450,000
Recipient Amount	Unavailable
Match Requirement	No
Allocation Formula	The allocation is distributed on the basis of the 2007-08 Annual "Other Purpose" average daily attendance. Participating counties receive a minimum per unit of average daily attendance, but not less than $87,200, which is the new base amount. This amount is the previous amount of $91,504 decreased by 4.70362 percent, which reflects the funding decrease in the 2008 Budget Act amount from the 2007 Budget Act amount.

Important Dates

Date Application Available	Unavailable
Due Date	Unavailable
Expected Notification Date	December 31, 2008

Additional Information

Application	Unavailable
Background	Unavailable
Fiscal	Unavailable
Other	Unavailable

Contacts

Program	Kathy Mathews, 916-322-1647, kmathews@cde.ca.gov
Fiscal	Kathy Mathews, 916-322-1647, kmathews@cde.ca.gov
Division	School Fiscal Services Division, 916-322-3024 (phone), 916-327-6157 (fax)